Rapid Fire May 25, 2012: Oversight in Afghanistan

May 25, 2012 09:25 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff

India’s new aircraft carrier will have its sea trials delayed. The problem isn’t the contractor this time – it’s the weather in northern Russia.
US base closures: if not this year, maybe the next?
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think tank proposes their recipe for “sustainable pre-eminence.” You’ve heard it before: more Asia/Pacific, more Air/Naval, more joint interdependencies. They are sticking their neck out on capabilities: cut 1 CVN, stop LCS in FY17 at 27 ships vs. a planned 55, get less F-35Cs for the Navy and more F/A-18s instead.

John F. Sopko, a DOJ veteran, has been nominated as Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

There’s a food fight over food supply billing to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in Afghanistan.

French President Francois Hollande is sticking to withdrawing his guns from Afghanistan by the end of 2012.

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